What a mystery for this
planet discovered in 1930! This is
the smallest of the solar system with a diameter of 1346
miles and also
the farthest. On Pluto, the sun appears just like a little shiny star.
The year of Pluto last 248 years because this is the exact time that
this planet takes to
complete a
rotation around the sun.But what to
think about the cold on Pluto? Just imagine living there with a
temperature between –230 and –240 degrees Celsius! Hostile environment
made of rocks and ice only! No space probes defied this diabolic aster
but it will be challenged in 2015 with the American space probe New
Horizons that will travel almost 3 billion miles within 9 years. Not a
common way for the scientists to demystify the Pluto’s surface. This
planet has already a satellite called Charon discovered in 1978.
Certain people think that Pluto does not have its rank as a planet but
as a
big asteroid or a big comet. Its orbit is very eccentric and one
of its particularities is to complete its rotation in the opposite
direction than the other planets do.Really diverting, Pluto is not
so easy to observe but the feat can be possible thanks to the
assistance of a powerful telescope and essentially with a lot of
patience.Do not be afraid of spending several months before starting discovering something.
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